language barrier

Any foreigner in Taiwan will tell you that the most difficult part of adapting to
culture shock is the language barrier.
Everyday activities, such as ordering food and asking for directions,
41 challenges for a newcomer.
Problems in communication can 42 frustration and, in some cases, anger.
In these cases, the first forms of the language to be learned are usually abusive.
This is unfortunate. Learning a foreign language makes it easier for us to communicate with people from that country,
but we must become 43 with the polite forms of that language.
In English, people show courtesy by the use of three important features.

First, people use sentence structures such as “Would you mind…?”
Second, they can use different words. For example,
 they might say “Please be quiet.” 44 the rude form “Shut up!” Finally, speakers use the 45 of voice. In English, a rising tone can show politeness.

【2】41. became become becomes has become
【1】42. lead to come to let up put up
【3】43. additional adventurous familiar logical
【4】44. instead in case in case of instead of
【3】45. pitch sound tone quality






















foreigner    外國人
barrier  障礙物；路障，柵欄
newcomer  新手；初學者  新來的人；新近到達的移民
frustration   挫折，失敗
lead to  導致...後果
abusive  濫用的  辱罵的
form  （規定或慣常的）方式；做法；形式
polite  有禮貌的，客氣的；殷勤的
feature  特徵，特色
courtesy  禮貌；殷勤，好意
politeness  有禮貌；客氣；文雅